Plural of alkahest; multiple legendary universal solvents or substances thought to possess such properties.
Simple English plural of alkahest, formed by adding -s. Used when discussing various substances claimed or theorized to be universal solvents.
The fact that alchemists talked about 'alkahests' in plural is hilarious—they were searching for the one impossible thing, but still imagined there might be multiple versions of it. Talk about optimism!
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